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new evidence some popular cholesterol drugs may do more harm than good. and where is shaniya davis? the desperate search for a young girl who was allegedly sold into prostitution by her own mother. this is the cbs morning news for monday, november 16th, 2009. this is the cbs morning news for monday, november 16th, 2009. fr frs captioning funded by cbs good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm michelle gee han. president obama is in beijing this morning where he'll meet with china's president. earlier in shanghai at a town hall style meeting with students, mr. obama walked a political tight rope. he offered cooperation in economic matters and security and pressed for human rights. whit johnson is in washington with details. whit, good morning. >> reporter: high, michelle, good morning. yes, a short timing a go, the president arrived in beijing for a full day of scheduled epts. events the president has already learned have been tightly controlled by the chinese government.

still, he appears determined to strengthen a partnership. president obama spent part of his first full day in china reaching out to the country's future. >> and i believe strongly that cooperation must go beyond our government. it must be rooted in our people. >> reporter: at a town hall style meeting in shanghai, he told university students that a partnership between the u.s. and china is essential to solving key global problems. >> it's a terrific opportunity for us to learn from each other. >> reporter: the president also brought up the touch which i subject of human rights for which chi made is widely criticized. he said the u.s. isn't trying to impose its i'd yol xwi on the country, but that certain rights have no boundaries. gr we believe our universal rights should be available to all people includinging ethnic and religious minorities whether they are in the united states, china or any nation. >> reporter: later in beijing, the president will meet with hu jintao. several issues are on the agenda, but one of the biggest will be trade. the president wants china to

import more u.s. goods to help create american jobs. but with china already holding hundreds of billions in u.s. debt, it may be a tough sell. >> this trade could create even more jobs on both sides of the pacific while allowing our people to ensquoi a better quality of life. >> reporter: president obama still has two days left in china, but he hopeses his message of partnership will have a lasting impression. china is the largest foreign holder of u.s. debt and is very close to becoming the second largest economy in the world. measure she will? >> and, whit, you mentioned the president talked a lot about human rights in that town hall meeting. but not everyone some china saw it, right? >> reporter: yeah, first of all, the audience in the town hall meeting was selected and coached by chinese officials and then, secondly, despite requests from the whout, the event was not televised on national tv. the chinese government obviously trying to control everything that takes place which is not uncommon looking to make sure that nothing embarrassing comes

out of it, michelle. >> all right, whit johnson in washington. whit, thank you. this morning there's been another deadly bombing in northwest pakistan. a pickup truck parked with explosives was detonated near a police station just outside the city of peshawar. at least four people were killed. 30 others wounded. in the past month, militants have killed more than 300 civilians and security officers in pakistan. the radical muslim religious leader who was in contact with the alleged ft. hood shooter is speaking out. anwar allegheny lack wi tells the post he never pressured hasan to harm americans. hasan kaeblgted him by e-mail. he says hasan questioned the wars in rag and afghanistan. he also said the ft. hood attack was acceptable under muslim law. now to the trial of came leak shake mohammed. the decision to try mohammed in a civilian court here in new york city has spurred debate over the general handling of the

guantanamo bay prisoners and security in the si. rudy giuliani thinks it's a bad idea. >> first of all, it's an unnecessary advantage to give to the terrorists. i don't know why you want to give terrorists advantages. and, secondly, it's an up necessary risk to the city of new york which already has any number of risks. >> more than 2,000 people were killed in new york city on 9/11. new york city officials say they can handle the security issue and mayor michael bloomberg says it's if it'sing that mohammed physical justice near the world trade center site. what to do with a terror suspect's house at guantanamo bay once that prison is closed a also triggering a heated argument. one proposal, the thomson correction natural center, a mostly empty prison about 150 miles west of chicago. federal prison officials are expected to look it over today. critics site security concern, but the he will notice center dick does your bip says the move would create # thourgs jobs. >> we have a chance to bring a major new correction

correctional facility to our state, create some of the best paying jobs that that region will know, breathe life had back into these communities. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> thomson was built eight years ago, but is mostly empty because of budget problems. another potential landing pad for "the quan" tan mow police pers is a prison in a small montana town. ben tracy has that part of the story. >> reporter: it sits on 40 and he canners of land on the eastern edge of harden, montana, gharlded by thousands of feet of razor wire. yet all it's holding in are 464 empty beds. >> it was a win/win situation as far as we were concerned. >> but how has it turned out? >> it's turned lose/lose. >> reporter: this facility was built to handle montana's growing prison population. it also promised to bring more than 200 jobs to hard hit harden, one of the poorest places in montana. >> it would have been unreal. >> reporter: by the time the prison was ready to open, the

state no longer wanted it. for two years now, harden has been stuck with a white elephant. prison jump suits never worn. the kitchen has never made a meal. the entire place is filled with an eerie silence. >> we've been sitting empty so long, we have to take a shot at everything. we have to look at everything to get this facility filled. >> reporter: so they look south, all the way it cuba, towards some of america's most problem hat tick prisoners. >> a second decision that i made was to order the closing of the press on that camp at guantanamo bay. >> reporter: but the president has yet to decide where "the quan" tan mow detainees will go. the folks in harden say bring them on. >> if the president says, you know, we're going to bring them on american soil, why not harden, montana. >> reporter: the city council unanimously backed the idea and some in town figured big sky country was just where these inmates belonged. >> forget the waterboarding and these guys will probably be coughing up you will all the information you want.

>> reporter: yet montana's congressional delegation is opposed and the prison remainses empty. harden desperately needed the jobs the prison would have created and now hopes for revitalizing this town are fading as the prison remains empty. bills are stacking up and money is running out. the prison will now be moth balled this winter. >> when you look at all these empty cell, what do you think? >> see a whole lot of money just sitting here going to waste. >> reporter: because filling the smallest of spaces is not easy in a place with so much room to spare. ben tracy, cbs news, harden, montana. and just ahead on the "morning news," new concerns about two popular cholesterol drugs. plus, pay back time for general motors. surprise news from the u.s. automaker. but first katie couric has a preview of the "cbs evening news." imagine building your own 747 one piece at a time. we'll introduce you to a man who is doing just that in "assignment: america" tonight only on the "cbs evening news."

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the space schultz is scheduled to blast off today in florida. the countdown if launch is going smoothly with about 90% chance of good weather. atlant"atlantis" will carry son spare parts to the space station and on hand to watch the launch about 100 nasa twitter followers from more than 20 states about. on the cbs "moneywatch," general motors is ready to pay off its government loans and shares in asia got a bump from president obama's visit. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. ashley, if morning. >> reporter: between monday morning to you. well, asian markets advance today as better than expected u.s. retail numbers hit -- well, gold head a record high. the nikkei edged up 20 points. honk kopg's hang seng road more than 1.5%. wall street is hoping to keep the rally going. friday the dow gained 73 points while the nasdaq added nearly 19. general motors will release its first quarterly he wereses

report since emerging from bankruptcy. most analysts expect improved results with gm possibly coming close to breaking' even. and the associated press reports the detroit automaker will begin paying back $6.7 billion in government loans by the end of this year and could pay off the full amount by 2011. that's four years ahead of schedule. however, government in-investigators question if taxpayers will ever recoup their full investment. we'll also get earnings report this is week from several big name retailer, including sax, target, home depot ap-lowes. retail hers are bracing for a tough holiday shopping season and are already offering deep discounts. experts say the best deal it is in the coming weeks will be on on electronics and smaller lcd televisions and some bigger sized plasma tvs. and movie fans rushed to theaters to see the end of the world this weekend as "2012" day would you booed at number one.

disif i's a christmas carol fell to number two in its second week he said, while the men who stare at goats rounded out the top three. i know we both went to seat chris spectacular and i can just fell you the whole time my 4-year-old son kept asking me when is santa coming to ask me for christmas. i was hike just watch the play. >> it was really amazing. if anyone is visiting new york, they should come see it. >> it puts you in the holiday spirit. >> absolutely. as always, ashley morrison here in new york, thanks. turning now to medical news. zetia and vytorin, drugs taken by million, may not be that effective some lowering cholester cholesterol. that's a new studdy out that found that they failed to reduce build ups in artery walls. the drugs are usually taken along with statins which lower cholesterol. some users also suffered heart attacks. arrival drug niaspan appeared to be more effective. merck says that the drugs are

safe. police in north carolina are still searching for a missing 5-year-old girl. shaniya davis disappeared last tuesday when a surveillance camera spotted a man carrying her into a hotel room. police say mario mcneill has been charged with the girl's kidnapping and the girl's mother, antoinette davis, allegedly sold shaniya into child prostitution. she's been charged with filing a false police report, resisting and an structure human trafficking and felony child abuse prostitution and as of now, we still have no idea as to whereabouts of shaniya davis. >> and yesterday police searched a wooded area in south central north carolina after receiving a fip. the girl's father is pleading for her safe return. straight ahead, your monday morning weather. and some sports, two nfl teams are still undefeated. s are unique... because they're beautiful like flowers, but made from delicious fresh fruit daily. ...you can even add chocolate! so make any occasion special. delivery available coast to coast.

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here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, mostly sunny, 58. miami, 81. chicago, periods of rain, 47. denver, 39. los angeles, sunny and 67. and time for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows overcast skies over the hid west and northwest coastline, but it's a clear morning just about everywhere else. later today, most of the east enjoys some well deserved sunshine while the med west will see rain. it will also be sunny and pleasantly warm throughout the southwest.

temperatures will reach into the lower 70s. in sports, new england gambled and lost in the nfl sunday night game. patriots coach bill belichick decided it go for it on fourth down and the indianapolis defense held. then the colts peyton manning threw his fourth touchdown pass to reggie wayne with 13 seconds left and indianapolis got a 35-34 win and remains undefeated. new orleans also stayed unbeaten as drew brees threw two td passes against st. louis. the final, the saints beat the rams 28-23. cincinnati's bernard scott had a 96 yard kickoff return for a touchdown against pittsburgh. the bengals defense then held on for an 18-12 win over the steelers. by sweeping the season series with pittsburgh for the first time since 1998, the bengals now lead the division. and in san diego, the chamgers ladainian tomlinson

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with kidnapping. and president obama is in china this morning. during a town hall meeting with students, the president pressed the chinese to allow greater freedom and spoke out against sensor ship. after the global financial crisis, china now holds more of the united states debt than any other nation. and that means the two former rivals will need to work together. hari sreenivasan reports. >> reporter: when president obama meets with chinese president hu engine take you, there may be less lecturing and more listening because it is hard to talk tough on trade, taiwan and tibet, when you're sitting across the table from your big he is lender. the chi these own more u.s. government debt than any other nation, about $800 billion worth. and the u.s. pays china $50 billion a year just in interest. president obama is concerned about taking china on on trade, the environment and a whole host of issues because he's concerned that beijing won't buy our bonds. china is kaefl watching how the

obama administration spends on bank bailouts, expanding health care and combatting climate change as any big investor would. >> today beijing is asking the americans very detailed questions about the health care reform proposals, wanting to know how we spend every nick kell they lend us. >> reporter: while president obama campaigned on the idea that china art feshly keeps the value of its currency low making chinese goods cheaper and u.s. goods more expensive, this spring the treasury department backed off, issuing a report saying china has taken steps to enhance exchange rate flexibilities. >> what's changed really is china's weight in the world. that capacities that china can bring to bear for good or for ill away the world is much greater so the challenge of working with china in a whole variety of areas is much greater. >> reporter: china's economy also suffered from the recession and implemented its own stimulus program which could stim lit america's economy. >> it would offer new opportunitieses because chinese

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